Giuliani wants US to promote democracy

Source: AP-Yahoo!

BEDFORD, N.H. - Republican Rudy Giuliani said Monday the reputation of the United States has suffered globally not so much because of arrogant actions but for lack of salesmanship about benefits of democracy.

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If he is elected president, he said, he would seek ambassadors who would work hard to sell U.S. strengths to foreigners, not just explain those distant nations to Washington.

Giuliani, who is making a late push in the first primary state, also rekindled a dispute with rival Mitt Romney, accusing the former governor of neighboring Massachusetts of presiding over a crime surge while in office.

"I think Mitt kind of runs away from his record as governor," Giuliani said, a day after the two candidates clashed over Romney's appointment of a judge who later freed a convicted killer who went on to murder a pair of newlyweds.



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Giuliani looking to promote democracy is like (the late) John Gotti preaching about strict law enforcement. Go figure. :shrug:

Right in the nuclear family--husband and wife. Think Rudy failed that part of the test...

if you have to give foreigners the hard sell, your selling snake oil. Such is the 'liberation' sold abroad by the US. :-(

What an idiot. Ambassadorships are prizes given to big money donors. The heavy lifting is usually done by the Number Two on the team.

Of course, Bush calls an 'ambassador' those kids in camo schlepping up and down in a poorly up-armored HUMVEE...that tactic was a real 'winner' in changing heartsand minds.

Well, he's increased his repertoire, at any rate. It's not JUST "911" now--it's "911 and CRIME!!!!" Gee, wonder what the friends and family of Amadou Diallo have to say about that new approach....

Here's what Michael MOORE thought of Rudy's cops, keeping the NYC population "safe"--African American Wallet Exchange: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJwI66ifjPc

I don't think so. This is one more not-so-subtle political ploy, and not even a very good one. Rudy should stick to what he knows (ie. nothing).

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you promote democracy here first you cross dressing lying coward?

but I doubt other world leaders are habitual cross-dressers. That really takes my liberalism "live and let live" philosophy to its extreme. I'd rather not hav the leader of our nation be a Marylin Monroe look-alike.

Is that asking for much!?

and let's further start it by making sure you're MILES away from the White House. you're no democrat.

whether that meme still works internally with the lying to themselves Americans** is debatable, but anyone who knows Americas real history Globally sees it for the utter rubbish that it is.

When has the US ever "promoted democracy" in the interest of the effected people over its own selfish ends?

besides, 2 party system is barley democracy... 2 stolen elections and a corrupt as fuck system.. GO TEAM U.S!

Rudy the arrogant actions and the non salesmanship as you like to call em, is being done by the same person. Bush!
Oh and Rudy you gonna seek out ambassadors but you forget the best ambassador is going to be asked by hopefully the new president and his name and the president's last name are Clinton.

I do thank you.....
Ben David

INSIDE the US first...

The last seven years' promotion of extreme corpo-fascism, coupled with corpo-communism for the richest of the already-rich only is destroying the planet faster than any scientific report can measure...

ICBM.

Is it freedom to use one's God-given talents to prosper? Again, a little more clarification is needed, but I'm certainly not against the notion... but does this "free market" disallow some people to prosper because there's a glut in said market and there's no other place to go?

"Free market" is a semi-misnomer; how can something so chaotic be a form of structure?

iow more wars more invasions more getting into other people's coutries to protect Am. Corps.

Just wanted to know what version of democracy he wanted to "sell."